Autism therapies

Autism is an extremely common disorder, affecting 1 child in every 68. (CDC 2010) Autism is characterized by a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts. (WEB MD) After being diagnosed with type 1 Autism in 2001 I went through intensive behavioral therapy for four consecutive years. In 2011 I was told that I had grown out of autism leading me to my driving…

Autism spectrum disorder, also known as ASD, refers to a wide variety of developmental disorders. It includes a wide range, or spectrum, of skills, symptoms, and levels of disability. Since it is a spectrum, people who have ASD can vary from being high functioning or severely impaired. As well as explaining the overall symptoms of ASD, this paper will also explore a specific type of ASD called, Asperger’s syndrome known as being on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum. However, there…

known as Autism. Autism can cause a child to be unsocial, or not starting to speak at the same time as others their age. However, many people don't really understand Autism completely. It is very important to know what Autism is, how Autism is caused, and the symptoms for diagnosing Autism. Autism is a disorder discovered by two different people at two different times. The first person who discovered the disorder was an American man, Leo Kanner. The second person who discovered Autism was an…

I chose to research autism because I have been around many that have been diagnosed with it. Although, I have never researched it in depth other than knowing most symptoms and what I have heard. Since first grade, I have been great friends with a girl who is high functioning autistic. I have also been around some severe autistic children through cadet teaching and childcare. The most interesting information I found from this research is from a girl named Temple Grandin, she is an autistic adult…

Autism is a developmental disorder, which is diagnosed based on a group of behavioral symptoms leading to difficulty in communicating and forming relationships. Some of those symptoms include social difficulties, fixated interests, obsessive or repetitive actions and unusually blunt reactions to sensory stimulation. The major symptoms involve no eye contact, no attention, no understanding and frequent tantrums. Some factors that might cause autism in children can be accessibility to toxic…

Running head: THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC CHALLENGES 1 The Social and Academic Challenges Affecting Students with Autism Joshua Stendts Genesee Community College Abstract Autism spectrum disorder is a disorder that comes in several forms and cannot be described in any one way. In general, this developmental disability is characterized by impaired social communication and social interaction skills, as well as impairments that affect social functioning. This…

Autism is defined as a mental condition that is characterized by difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people. Autism belongs to a cluster of developmental disabilities called autism spectrum disorders. The name "spectrum" branches off of the fact that these disorders affect each child in its own way. Additional disorder included in the spectrum include Asperger’s Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. These…

found. We have been aware of one disorder for many years; this disorder is known as the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Per “Autism Speaks” the disorder is characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors. A wonderful idea to help someone with ASD would be to provide them a clinic that would involve music therapy. Music therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic…

Rebecca J. Frey, PH.D. and Kathleen A. Fergus, MS, define AS as a part of a group of childhood disorders known as the Autism Spectrum Disorders or the Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Frey & Fergus). This is general definition of the syndrome does not give much insight into what AS is, but it is a beginning.…

overall quality of life of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, but there was not as large of a difference compared to the control group as they hypothesized (Lanning et al., 2014). Gabriels et al. (2012) did a pilot study to evaluate the effects of equine therapy on self-regulation behaviors, adaptive skills, and motor skills of school age children to adolescents diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This study had 42 participants that were split up into groups of three to four to…